It’s nearly showtime for 200-year-old society
Unless you’ve been living under a bush with no comms, you might be aware there’s a big day approaching. No, not the royal baby, the Border Union Agricultural Society’s 200th anniversary.One of the...
View ArticleSix Borders chefs set for showdown
Next week’s Border Union Show in Kelso will launch the career of a Borders College chef, as six hopefuls cook beside Albert Roux for the Border Union Agricultural Society’s bicentenary dinner. The six...
View ArticlePrison memories of rural harvests
The Borders’ changing farming and country life is on show at a free exhibition in the Bob Mason Room at Jedburgh Castle Jail until October 31.It features displays of Jedburgh’s bygone rural...
View ArticleBig tasting wines that won’t hurt your pocket
At the heart of McGuigan’s Cellar Select Chardonnay is a textured and aromatic peach base, but that is enlivened by attractive orange and lemon acidity which adds freshness and some extra crispness.If...
View ArticleGreed often carries a hefty price tag
We have entered what we in the newspaper business call the Silly Season.It’s the time when hard news stories seem to melt away like snaw off a dyke. Or like a mate from years ago when it was his turn...
View ArticlePutting bus firm staff back on road to work
It was a great shame to hear that Munro’s of Jedburgh recently ceased trading. For many years the firm has helped run several key routes in the Borders and although it was due to hand over several of...
View ArticleSafety night-mare
A prize-winning horse rider claims a tiny back road has been turned into a motorway by huge lorries servicing the Borders Railway.But Stephanie Tristam has welcomed the announcement that BAM Nuttall...
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A major refurbishment of the village hall in St Boswells has moved a step closer after the award of almost £175,000 of funding.The cash boost, from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund, was...
View ArticleBuckingham resigns
The resignation of the Borders’ youngest councillor has been criticised by two former members, claiming it will cost taxpayers £30,000.John Paton-Day and Kenneth Gunn have spoken out after Tweeddale...
View ArticleMaths test before rural schools closures
A plea has been made for Audit Scotland to be brought in to ensure the costs of closing rural schools is accurately calculated.Paul Docherty, the chair of Channelkirk School board in 2005 when it was...
View ArticleFerret finds kick off Scottish SPCA search for owners
The Scottish SPCA have asked for information about three stray ferrets found near Newtown Primary School, writes Jason Holland.A woman spotted two ferrets while walking her dog near a school at around...
View ArticleMoore and Mundell reveal views on suggested pay rise
Westminster MPs Michael Moore and David Mundell say they don’t want the massive pay hike recommended by the body that sets their salaries.The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) which...
View ArticleFarm thefts warning
Police have urged farmers to secure their properties after thieves targeted various sites in Berwickshire and Lauder last weekend.The attacks on various sites saw a Ford Focus car, diesel fuel, garden...
View ArticleFuture of historic mill in question
The state of one of Selkirk’s oldest mills has been questioned. A planning application by owner Matthew Claridge to turn the derelict Forest Mill into 16 flats and maisonettes is still to be decided,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in weekend crash
A 60-year-old man became the latest motorcycling fatality on local roads after he collided with a car on the St Boswells road at the weekend.John Southern, from Blyth in Northumberland, was riding with...
View ArticleTwo face jury over fire charge
Glen Douglas, 21, from Ettrick Terrace, and Neil Brown, 19, of Annfield Gardens, Galashiels, have denied conspiring to set fire to a car at Croft Road, Lauder, on September 18. Brown also denies taking...
View ArticleMicro brewery bid in Peebles
A planning application has been submitted for a new micro brewery in Peebles’ South Park Industrial Estate.Richard White of the Freewheelin’ Brewery Company already has planning permission to set up a...
View ArticleGeese gig is no flutter for St Boswells Live!
St Boswells Live! is putting on a ceilidh for the first time in a bid to benefit a local fundraising group.The Wild Geese Ceilidh Band will perform, having played since 1996, including public ceilidhs...
View ArticleExcellence award for organisation
Galashiels-based Volunteer Centre Borders picked up a ‘Committed to Excellence Award’ at the Scottish Awards for Business Excellence, which are organised by Quality Scotland.“Our strengths as an...
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